Mat Staver On The Scott Lively Suit

"This lawsuit against Rev. Scott Lively is a gross attempt to use a vague
international law to silence, and eventually criminalize, speech by
U.S. citizens on homosexuality and moral issues. This suit should cause
everyone to be concerned, because it a direct threat against freedom of
speech. Like all American citizens, Rev. Lively enjoys a fundamental First
Amendment right to engage in nonviolent political discourse anywhere in
the world. What SMUG cavalierly labels as ‘crimes against
humanity’ – the most heinous of all crimes – is actually nothing more
than civil, peaceful, political discourse in the public square on a
subject of great public concern. When SMUG sued Rev. Lively in a Massachusetts federal court, it
launched a direct assault on the supremacy of the United States
Constitution. Rev. Lively did not check his First
Amendment rights at the airport before departing for Uganda." - Mat Staver, head of Liberty Counsel, which is defending Lively pro bono.